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Aug 11 2011 12:34AM
China Human Rights Briefing August 3-9, 2011

Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: The trial for Beijing rights activist Wang Lihong (王荔蕻) , for “creating a disturbance,” will begin on August 12 at the Chaoyang People’s...

Aug 10 2011 1:46PM
Law and order nowhere to be seen…

With unprecedented riots and unrest spreading around England’s towns and cities like wildfire, it’s little wonder that newspapers have limited space for other stories. Which is why I’m not too surprised that the publication of a...

Aug 10 2011 1:46PM
Law and order nowhere to be seen…

With unprecedented riots and unrest spreading around England’s towns and cities like wildfire, it’s little wonder that newspapers have limited space for other stories. Which is why I’m not too surprised that the publication of a...

Aug 9 2011 2:23PM
Policing protest: from Hackney to Hama

Theresa May has (ahem) poured cold water on the idea of water cannon being used to quell the disturbances. Neither do we seem to be looking at the use of rubber bullets, tear gas or the possibility (as called for by my mum on the phone...

Aug 8 2011 11:10PM
Suffer the little children: Childhood and the Occupation in Palestine

My teammate Eva and Iwalked up the family home stairs to get a better view of the nearby settlementof Itamar from the flat rooftop. Along with the clothes drying in the intensemorning sun and the view that stretched across olive trees...